{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-74.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 74.10","heading":"Roles—EPA and permitting authority.","body":"(a) Administrator responsibilities. The Administrator shall be responsible for the following activities under the opt-in provisions of the Acid Rain Program:\n(1) Calculating the baseline or alternative baseline and allowance allocation, and allocating allowances for combustion or process sources that become affected units under this part;\n(2) Certifying or recertifying monitoring systems for combustion or process sources as provided under § 74.20 of this chapter;\n(3) Establishing allowance accounts, tracking allowances, assessing end-of-year compliance, determining reduced utilization, approving thermal energy transfer and accounting for the replacement of thermal energy, closing accounts for opt-in sources that shut down, are reconstructed, become affected under § 72.6 of this chapter, or fail to renew their opt-in permit, and deducting allowances as provided under subpart E of this part; and\n(4) Ensuring that the opt-in source meets all withdrawal conditions prior to withdrawal from the Acid Rain Program as provided under § 74.18; and\n(5) Approving and disapproving the request to withdraw from the Acid Rain Program.\n(b) Permitting authority responsibilities. The permitting authority shall be responsible for the following activities:\n(1) Issuing the draft and final opt-in permit;\n(2) Revising and renewing the opt-in permit; and\n(3) Terminating the opt-in permit for an opt-in source as provided in § 74.18 (withdrawal), § 74.46 (shutdown, reconstruction or change in affected status) and § 74.50 (deducting allowances).","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER C—AIR PROGRAMS","PART 74—SULFUR DIOXIDE OPT-INS","Subpart B—Permitting Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"2030e0ca3e19c065cfce9050dca1ae7bc47158951b9cf8e4539584c4039e6ecf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-74.4","next":"us/40-cfr-74.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}